St Francis Minor Seminary - Via Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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f M N 539.59-3-3-339-3-3-3Q61 ERC 133063-33-cz-cz-cz-zcwa-cz-e-ca-c eritirizm nf 0.9. 759mg F ALL THE lumks. mvoring my dvsk 1101-9 or liftvrwl :llmut at home. 110119 is 11101-0 prized than 11 ihivk t'1mrrm-n-hundred-lmgo rod hook with 'le Complete iVm'ks of 0, Henry ins scribed in glittering gold letters upon lhv havk. 1 am not :1 habitual i'omitJ' 51nd thorofuro have not enjnymi :1 great number of authors: mwmn tlwloss I lwlivvo that no greater literary miter- tninnwnr mm ilt' found than his lwiwvvn tho twu covers of that book. Twin- haw l Iwmsmi tho grout wnrks. and l Iind mysvii' hocmuing iislmilmi. so in spvnk. for it seems :1 must dis- agreeable task to mid :my uthm- writer zlfior continually enjoying tho amazingr genius of 0. Henry. Xth '1111 road The Gift of Magi without 21v- mally being vexed zit Delhi's 111isfm't'nm-Z' Who does not give ixlinnny Valentino. u mlrimmily- known mhiwr. his hum'tfelt support as 0. Henry pictures him? Who does not in his imagination dosirv in input Robert Walmsloy i11 MFho Defeat of the City ? In my opinion Wliho Retrieved Rtifm'illniiull is the host of ihv 300 simiiosiwilh Mlihv Gift of tho Mngifi htho Lust Loaf. Iimrls 21ml Urusses. A Fm: in Santana. :nld Mliho Ilvfwlt of the City l'nllmving; closely. iYahmlv says of these smrivs: English litorntnrv lwgins with 0. Henry 2 William Reedy oxvlnims: As 21 119' Dieter of lifv in New York and for kvon insight into the lwuuiivs :md mozinessos 0f ohnruvter 0. Henry UXi't'iN nll 011191-in Many olhvr uuthm-i- mtive critics :lwlzlim him slipi'mno 7 a and rightly so! But mu- .:111 diswrn some faults. few as lhi-f 211.0. in his writing. Few of his stories are wilhnur slung: whivh is probably the principal doi'evt. Than hm his pluis m'v smm-linws any- thing' but iil':llll:llit' 21ml ufton quilo impussihlv. To umh-rstnml tho lrup 1119:111i11g of sonic uf his expressions IlN'USHillePN constant iliiUl'UUlll'SO with Wohslvr. l':11':1dux is m111110y0d in too grout :lll vxionl. His unusual tulonr. hnwevvr. completely M'vrshmlmvs those shm'immings. In his i-hn'nvtm- skvlvhos of the immoral :u'tress and stage life. 1110 thief. the sinner. or the priest 110 wm-k is stained in tho loust hy sensuality. Every wurd he wrutv wiis whnlesunw 11ml hehe- iioiul. Rowling his stories. 0110 learns many Wnl'thM'hilv lilssnns ill life 01' i1 good English. Many :1 vluss 111-01111111ti011 of mine has liven doi'ovlivv. hwnusu I had hH-ome intel'vsiml in u wosternor :1s pivtm'ml hy the gl'eui philzmthrw pisi: tho wmlhvr hnrvnn nmy prophesy zigrw- ahlv m. disngl'vonhlv winds while the his; red hunk is 111im-. As Vhristophm- Morley says of 0. llvlu'y: 'i'l'lw HHINIi'I' phurumrixt of joy tIuII 1min Iiislnwsm xmlnms Iim-tm'ml N'f'h u xmilw And luuylm'r Hm! tlixmlrvs in 1mm- Il!llliil, iJonx M. IIILGICRS. Eng Swirling. olinying. 0107:ng mist i'nrvriuy ull Hw from and Iilmlnmrkx. lwuning HIP ruwmlarm' lost in whifmu'ss- To pass and rvpuxx his imrkiniug doorxn'p. Groping Mimi!!! this 1mm and flmf. Hr .1: mics u imllnl'uy lwuliuy Immt'u'mwl. 'l'ill uf lax! u fiirla'ring light blinks Through Ihr' fog; and guidm him mlft'ly. WP. mortals. lost in a fog of plmsm'v. Neural: vainly for id on our jmrrm'y. A! qul. u frimully gust fours flu' fog In falters, Tho mm pt'uks lhrnuyh flu? 7:11:11 air. And luau xm' our road bcfoyro us. fair In the victorious sunshine. WC HARLES RYAN. iggmsg Page Forty-cight

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533.293 3-33-39 13-36-3131 E RC agcs-e-czaee-Ge-e-E-e? 61112 $111211; nf a thapel igainting ABOVE THE high altar in our Seminary eh:1pe1 is :1 huge 111111111 painting whit-h at once ul'euses interest and admiration. Although I haul seen the painting: :1 number of times. I 112141 never been given 1111 opportunity to learn its meaning: until quite recently. One day l 11:111- pened to be glancing through an old :ll'ehive hook. 211111 found :1 key to the picture. The picture is the work of 21 certain Mr. J. St-hmitt of Covington. Kentucky. On August, ninth. eighteen hundred 21nd eighty-eight. :1 huge canvas was 111111;: from the high ceiling, 111111 :1 lofty seuit'old erected before it. The artist set to work inunediately. and soon blurred figures 11e- g'uu to take form. The skillful hand of the paint- er worked swiftly. but ditlieulties arose. and 21s :1 result. the painting: was not completed until nearly five months had elapsed. Finally. on the feast of St. Francis in eighteen hunth'ed 111111 eightiy-niue, it was blessed with i111p1'essive cere- 111onies. It depicts the consecration of St. Ftaneis De Sales to the eoadjutor episcopaey of Geneva in tifteen hundred and ninetyetive, showing the vision he is believed to have had 211' that, time. He is shown kneeling at the feet of Pope tilem- ent V111 with his face, turned towards heaven, where he witnesses :1 celestial scene. The seene consists of God the Father seated, with Christ at His right hand. and the, Holy Ghost hover- i11;.: overhead in the usual form of :1 dove. To the right of Christ the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph are, kneeling. T0 the left of the Father is St. Peter with the keys and hook, and St. Paul with 21 sword. At the lower left are two monks. 111111 :1 number of bishops 211111 priests are standing in the sanctuary. The artist exercises what may be ez111ed 2111 artist's license in painting the rest of the pie- ture. That is. he shows persons on the canvas who were not living at the time of the seene whieh he pietures. Mr. Sehmitt has done this ill showing: the small group at the extreme right of the picture. This group eonsists of fom- per- sons. The first is Dr. Salznmnn. Who was in- strumental in the founding and early Inuinte- mlnee of the Seminary. He is shown holding in his hand the plans of the building. To his right is seen the Right Reverend Miehzlel I'Ieiss, the first rector of the Seminary. The identity of the two remaining; figures is not vermin. but they are reputed to be, two 111emhei's of the faculty. One. whose, head alone is seen, is believed to be the Reverend August Zeinninger, who was rector at the time of the painting of the picture. The other is said to he, the Reverend J. A. Bel'kheuser, one time procur- ator. The chapel was built under his supeiwision. To the rear right of the picture is 1111 urehed doorway through which 21 building, 1'ese11111li11g the Seminary structure. is seen in the distanee. The picture is truly symbolienlv and is really quite a work of art. The proportion 11nd per- speetive are excellent. These things cam he noted with :1 little study from the eoi'l'eet angle. 7CIIARLES RYAN. Errapnvranw Ax along the road of life we pass, We M'omlcr if we live in 4mm. We think of our efforts; alas! Anrl turn to God for help in pain. Our prayers unheard, our 1470775 undone, And we are ready to despair. We stand in agony alone, And then again ure turn to prayer. Htily God, 'I'Ium great and merriful Lord. Give our to our humble prayer. And now 'It'hUII we are weak and bofd Help MN, 0 Lord, help us, we pray? And finally 'Ilfhen hope 800171.? lost, The Lord of all creation hours Our prayer and grams to m; relief. And thus we learn to persevere. e-RAYMOND LENG. .5. ecs-c-zc- ae-sv-Easnls- 3m: l92b jgiazeeege-Ge-ee- Page F0 rty-sewn

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